Wheel suspension system

Abstract

In a wheel suspension system, a trailing link, which connects of a knuckle rotatably carrying a wheel to a vehicle body, has a front end which is pivotally attached to a vehicle body via a coupling rod fitted with a rubber bush, an axial center line of the coupling rod is slanted so that a rear end thereof is offset toward a center of the vehicle body, and a rear end which is attached to the vehicle body via a lateral arm made of a plate member so as to be flexible in a fore-and-aft direction. Thus, when the rear wheel is pulled backward as a result of applying a brake, the lateral member made of a plate member deflects and the rubber bush fitted on the coupling rod connecting the front end of the trailing link to the vehicle body deforms in the axial direction. Because the axial line of the coupling rod is slanted in such a manner that the rear end of the axial line is offset toward the center of the vehicle body, as the front end of the trailing link shifts rearward, it shifts toward the center of the vehicle. Thus, a desired change in the toe-in angle is produced when a brake is applied without compromising the firmness of the steering system.

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